22,870 km
Inland waterways:
2,250 km, including Zambezi and Luapula Rivers, Lake Tanganyika
Pipelines:
crude oil 1,724 km
Ports:
Mpulungu (lake port)
Airports:
total:
113
usable:
103
with permanent-surface runways:
13
with runways over 3,659 m:
1
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
4
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
22
Telecommunications:
facilities are among the best in Sub-Saharan Africa; high-capacity
microwave connects most larger towns and cities; broadcast stations -
11 AM, 5 FM, 9 TV; satellite earth stations - 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT
and 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT

@Zambia, Defense Forces

Branches:
Army, Air Force, Police
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 1,882,053; fit for military service 988,913
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $45 million, 1% of GDP (1992 est.)

@Zimbabwe, Geography

Location:
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Map references:
Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
390,580 sq km
land area:
386,670 sq km
comparative area:
slightly larger than Montana
Land boundaries:
total 3,066 km, Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225
km, Zambia 797 km
Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims:
none; landlocked
International disputes:
quadripoint with Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia is in disagreement
Climate:
tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)
Terrain:
mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains
in east
Natural resources:
coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore,
vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals
Land use:
arable land:
7%
permanent crops:
NA% (coffee is a permanent crop)
meadows and pastures:
12%
forest and woodland:
62%
other:
NA%
Irrigated land:
2,200 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues:
deforestation; soil erosion; land degradation; air and water pollution
natural hazards:
recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
international agreements:
party to - Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea; signed,
but not ratified - Biodiversity
Note:
landlocked

@Zimbabwe, People

Population:
10,975,078 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.2% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
37.24 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
18.1 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate: